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Thank you. It is so valuable to be able to connect with knowledge and compassion through this forum. I really, really appreciate it.

A third unhappy ending for my flock this spring/summer. This hen died the day before yesterday. Her crop emptied the night before and I was hopeful that morning, but she was still unwilling to eat anything at all. I got some clotrimazole into her but that intervention seemed to take the very...

She smells fine and lower abdomen feels normal based on my 4 years of chicken keeping - but I might be missing something.

Only other update is that her crop really isn't moving and is like a little water balloon. I am massaging regularly and have seen her pass some small amounts of fluids. What is coming out look almost totally clear. No urates and no solids.

@Wyorp Rock I have both clotrimazole (1%) and metronidazole (.75%) creams on hand. Which of these would be preferable to treat sour crop? And what dosing? I read the crop article but the dosing seems vague. @LaFleche Could this be an outcome of IB 2 months+ after onset of symptoms in my...

My hen is doing quite poorly. I put her in the coop last night to be with her buddies and her crop still had some liquid in it this morning. Still no smell but it's very squishy. She is extremely thirsty but with her crop not moving I've only been giving water in small doses every couple of...

What dose do you suggest for baking soda? I gave her some electrolytes this afternoon and put her back outside as we have slightly cooler temps today. She was a bit perkier wandering around my garden but still isn’t eating any chicken food and would drink a bathtub of water if I let her. I was...

Thanks, Mason Farm and Ranch. I thought green poops could result from not eating enough but I will try to see if I can get some milk thistle. And I thought molasses was a purgative? I appreciate the confirmation on deworming. She is really lethargic today. I've been keeping her in a crate...

I withheld water last night and her crop was pretty empty this morning, but not entirely. It didn't feel like other impacted crops my chickens have had so I gave her a little massage and gave her some water and cut her loose in my garden. About an hour later I checked on her and her crop was...

She's eaten very little the last couple of days and I've given 2 calcium supplements but I assume that wouldn't show white in poop. Oddly, she is heavier than when she was unwell back in Feb/March but her breastbone seems to be more protuberant. I will withhold her food/water when I go to bed...

In the absence of other options and no apparent improvement, I think I will administer Safeguard starting today. Given I don't know what I'm dealing with, should I do the 5 days Safeguard with one additional dose 10 days following (to catch roundworms and anything else it might be)?

Wyorp Rock I forgot to tag you in my reply with the poop pic last night. I'm inexperienced at these online forums. Pic above. My hen is still quite lethargic with low appetite today and continuing watery poops. I'm hesitant to give dewormer when I have no idea what's wrong - but don't know what...

Thank you. I lost two hens to reproductive complications with the IB. I had hoped that this many weeks out it wouldn’t show up again but I assume issues can still emerge as her body tries to come back into lay. Just reviewed my old threads and I had forgotten this hen was sick with similar...

Hello, One of my 9 hens has had low appetite and very watery poops the last few days. She’s a 2 year old ‘production red’, combs and wattles still nice and red. She’s been off lay since my flock went through what I am pretty sure was infectious bronchitis over 2 months ago. It’s been extremely...